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(Y-11) can’t sleep
I just finished a long study session and my brain, although is exhausted, does not seem to want to shut off.
I get the all that reading and writing puts it into overdrive but come on have some decency.
I guess I’ll put this pseudo insomnia into good use.
I’ll probably squeeze some light reading, Kick Ass Volume 2 shall do the trick.
Fortunately this running around ends Friday and I have big plans for my reading.
But more of that later, for now I will focus on my school work and try to get to 3,000 my the end of this weekend.
Eyes don’t fail me now
Happy Readings!!!
azr.
(Y-11) I need a break.
Right now I am on the final stretch of my first semester of my masters degree.
And to define it as hectic it would be an understatement.
So, I will take a little break, pour myself some coffee and read the sixth issue of Batman: White Knight.
Let’s cast away some bad spirits.
Happy Readings!!!
azr.
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(Y-11) I assure you that I’m still breathing
I know, it has been 20 days since my last entry, but It has been a whirlwind.
So, just a quick update.
Just passed 2,000 pages for the year.
Still working on The Gardens of Moon and finished the first book of the year, The Prince of Thorns.
Also, I read a bunch of Hellboy stories, nothing like seeing little Anung-Un-Rama trying to run away and join the circus.
Well now back to it.
Hopefully I can write a bit more extended next week.
Happy Readings!!!
azr
(Y-11) Some extra art activities
For the past week, it has slipped my mind to talk about a new exhibition in the city’s museum of art.
This time is a photographic retrospective spanning five decades and the lenses of many photographers working on capturing the always intricated reality of our border city.
I am not sure until when the exhibition is going to be on display, but if you are in Ciudad Juarez or El Paso, you should go and check it out.
It would not disappoint.
Back to it then.
azr
(Y-11) Dia de Muertos
Yesterday was my favorite Mexican holiday, Dia de Muertos, The Day of the Dead.
It is a special celebration, in which, we honor our dearly departed by putting their pictures and all of the things that they loved the most.
On the University’s grounds each year, the students and faculty, put up the traditional “altares” many dedicated to famous figures of Mexican and international cultures.
A really colorful celebration celebrating the life of our loved ones.
And with this day my Monster Mash period comes to a close and of the eleven tasks, which include reading horror books and watching some classic horror movies, I only completed two, reading the first volume of Hellboy in Hell and watching the new Halloween movie, so better luck next year.
The other good thing is that I finally started reading the second volume of Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing run, just a few pages in and it is already surpassing all expectations.
For now, I’ll work on this graphic novel and try to make some headway with Gardens of the Moon, currently on page 147 of 645.
The plan is to work my way thru the main storyline of The Malazan Book of the Fallen, that is, the ten novels written by Canadian author Steven Erikson and then jump back in with the infamous Drow Drizzt Do’Urden and continue my journey in the Forgotten Realms.
Now let’s talk numbers:
- Total pages for (Y-11) : 1,254 pages.
- Pages to go to achieve first milestone (10,000 pages): 8,746 pages.
- Pages to go to achieve the main goal of the year (53,000 pages): 51,746 pages.
- Pages to go to be the second-best year of reading (32,001 pages): 30,747 pages.
- Pages to go to be the best year of reading (47,705 pages): 46,451 pages.
Now back to it, for the night is dark and full of reading.
azr.
(Y-10) First 1,000 pages
I am glad to say that the first mini milestone of this year of reading has been reached.
That is reading 1,000 pages.
This is the first breath I take before the big plunge.
For me, getting over this first mark in the first two weeks of the year is monumental.
It motivates me, and it ignites my internal fire.
Now, let me tell you really quick how I got to this numbers.
First, I read a quick story-arc involving The Flash and Batman, The Button, as a prelude to the event The Doomsday Clock, it gets its hook into you, in my case, an overwhelming curiosity in where are they going with this.
Secondly, I read the first issue of the new Batman series, The White Knight, beautifully executed by the great Sean Murphy, love the murky artwork and storyline.
And lastly, I finished the third volume of Red Sonja by master storyteller Gail Simone, in my personal opinion one of the best interpretations of the She-Devil with a Sword.
I’ll stay off graphic novels to start my Monster Mash reading with a fresh book.
So, my focus for this two days will be the books on the deck and set the stage for Hellboy in Hell to kick off the festivities.
Now let’s talk numbers:
- Total pages for (Y-11) : 1,026 pages.
- Pages to go to achieve first milestone (10,000 pages): 8,974 pages.
- Pages to go to achieve the main goal of the year (53,000 pages): 51,974 pages.
- Pages to go to be the second-best year of reading (32,001 pages): 30,975 pages.
- Pages to go to be the best year of reading (47,705 pages): 46,679 pages.
Happy Readings!!!
azr.
(Y-10)Waiting
This week has been slow for my reading progress ( as you will see in the numbers a little bit below).
Let’s start with the book front; firstly I made some headway with the Gardens of the Moon, currently on page 108 of 645, secondly I keep on reading the beautiful 200th-anniversary edition of Frankenstein, right now I am on page 60 of 247.
Here are some of the beautiful illustrations by Mr. Plunkert.
I plan to finish it by Halloween and mark the official start of one of my favorite time of the year, something I like to call Monster Mash, which runs from Halloween (31st of October) to Dia de Muertos (2nd of November)
Dia de Muertos is the Mexican holiday where we honor our relatives who have past on; I loved this holiday because is full of color and is actually a celebration of life, a remembrance of those who are no longer with us physically but their memory lingers on vividly in everyone they touched.
During this three day period, I watch classic horror movies, eat industrial quantities of candy, read some of my favorites horror novels/graphic novels and go and watch the traditional “altares” y “tumbas” to commemorate Dia de Muertos.
I am still working on my list of movies and graphic novels.
So far, on the movie front, I have James Whale’s 1931 classic Frankenstein, a sort of tradition to watch it on Halloween. The other movie on my list is George Romero’s 1978 zombie classic Dawn of Dead.
On the graphic novel front, there is only a single book, Hellboy in Hell Volumen 1 by none other than Mike Mignola; I’ll browse around my unread pile of digital graphic novels to find some adequate gems to read.
I’m eyeing some classic Tomb of Dracula comics and some Swamp Thing by Alan Moore to add to the list.
Now let’s talk numbers, now quite the progress I would have liked, but at least it is not a dreadful and frightening zero.
- Total pages for (Y-11) : 685 pages.
- Pages to go to achieve first milestone (10,000 pages): 9,315 pages.
- Pages to go to achieve the main goal of the year (53,000 pages): 52,315 pages.
- Pages to go to be the second-best year of reading (32,001 pages): 31,316 pages.
- Pages to go to be the best year of reading (47,705 pages): 47,020 pages.
Now back to reading as The War on Drugs gently spins on my record player.
azr.
(Y-11) Shelves, Bullet Journal, and some reading
At one week from the beginning of this new leg of my journey thru 1,000,000 pages, I find myself slowly progressing thru my reading tasks.
This week was one with some physical adjustments to part of my book collection, this is because of thinking, for more than a year, of getting some new bookshelves for the living room, well it finally happened.
And as fast as the carpenter install them, they were filled up almost to capacity, I still have some room to squeeze book on double rows, but for now, I am pleased to finally have all the shelf space I envisioned when we first moved into this house 6 years ago.
On the front of my physical system to keep track of my reading, I am pleased to say that this year is looking like one that my bullet journal will not be missing any daily entry.
Now, for my current reading, I’ll start by saying that I am working on two books, Frankenstein: 200th Anniversary Edition and the first part of The Malazan Book of the Fallen, Gardens of the Moon.
I was reading this book on my Kindle, but now with me organizing my new shelves, I found a physical copy that I bought about 12 years ago, needless to say, the physical copy will always win over any digital version of any book.
Also, I finish reading Red Sonja: The Falcon Throne, an extraordinary story by Marguerite Bennett and beautifully illustrated by Aneke and Marguerite Sauvage.
Right now I am reading Red Sonja: The Art of Blood and Fire by one of my favorite comic book authors Gail Simone and illustrated by Walter Geovani and Ivan Rodriguez.
Now let us talk about the scary numbers for this year of reading, the situation goes as follow:
- Total pages for (Y-11) : 394 pages.
- Pages to go to achieve first milestone (10,000 pages): 9,606 pages.
- Pages to go to achieve the main goal of the year (53,000 pages): 52,606 pages.
- Pages to go to be the second-best year of reading (32,001 pages): 31,607 pages.
- Pages to go to be the best year of reading (47,705 pages): 47,311 pages.
I started slow, but eventually, I’ll pick up the pace, and my main focus is to achieve 10,000 pages by the end of December, wish me luck.
Now back to reading and, to enjoy this cloudy lazy Sunday, which, consequently is my son’s 7th birthday.
I see lots of pizza and cake in our future.
Happy Readings!!!
azr.
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